The Basic Knowledge of iPod Battery

Are you often feeling awful because your iPodis out of power? In fact, if you charge your iPod in right ways, keep appropriate use and necessary maintenance, you can avoid these annoying problems.

1. iPod uses lithium battery which differs from nickel-hydride batteries. Lithium battery has no memory effect so that it is not proper to discharge the Lithium battery completely. Otherwise, the life of the battery will be greatly shorten. Therefore, we should recharge the battery before there is no power at all.
2. Lithium battery has automatic protection circuit which will be automatically cut off after fully powered. But make sure that the charger should be taken down after using.

3. iPod batteries can be automatically adjusted .When the electrical power is too low, it will automatically shut down. It is important to notice that the iPod battery still has power. It will run out completely within 3-5 days without using. Therefore, when the iPod indicates low power, make sure to charge it to avoid damage of battery by complete discharge.

4£®iPod battery can be fully or partly charged. It will not affect battery¡¯s life. (It is totally different from the former nickel-zinc battery). Do not stick to the way of using nickel-hydride batteries. The lithium-ion batteries can be recharged as long as you are convenient.

5. The suitable temperature for iPod. The most suitable temperature for iPod is from 32 ¡ã to 95 ¡ã F. It should be stored in -4 ¡ã to 113 ¡ã F environment. In other words, 0 ¡ã to 35 ¡ã C and -20 ¡ã to 45 ¡ã C are the suitable temperature for iPod¡¯s operation and storage. The best condition is to let your iPod¡¯s temperature get near to room¡¯s (22 ¡ã C).

6. Batteries are consumables which the maximum electrical power will gradually reduce even without using. So enjoy your iPod as much as possible. Rare use will not extend the battery life much.

7. Rechargeable battery generally needs one to two hours to reach 80 percent of the electricity. It can be fully charged after 2-3 hours.

8. You should change the battery when the electrical power of it is reduced after long-term use. The life of the battery is generally 1-2 years. You could contact Apple to replace the battery or buy the non-original battery and change it by yourself.

The following methods allow you to achieve the maximum playing time.
1. Turn off the iPod when it is not in use. (Keep the playing button be pressed until the iPod turns off).
2. Keep in mind that the iPod will be shut down automatically in two minutes under inactivated situation.
3. Use locking button to prevent turning on the iPod accidentally.
4. Charge the iPod daily (use electrical adapters or connect to your computer).
5. Turn off the backlighting and press "Menu" button only when it is necessary. You should keep pressing the button until the backlighting turns on. Meanwhile, you could turn off the backlighting by pressing the same button again.
6. Always remember to upgrade your iPodsoftware.
7. Check for the latest update of the iPodin from time to time in official website of Apple, for engineers are developing new firmware that improves the efficiency of iPod. Always keep your iPodwith the latest firmware is a advise choice.